Lantern.



PATENTBD NOV. 20, 1906.

0. K. SOHADE.

LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14,1906.

FIE-E NAM named flrmm CALVIN K. SCHADE, or CANTON, omo.

LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed May 14, 1906. Serial No. 316.840.

To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it knownthat I, CALVIN K. SGHADE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lanterns.

The object of the invention is to provide a lantern having an improvedglobe-supporting attachment by means of which the globeholding frame andglobe may be raised or lowered and held in said raised or lowered positions against casual movement.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a lantern,showing the attachment applied thereto and the globe down or in closedposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the globe raised andsupported by the attachment. Fig. 3 is a side view of the lantern, takenat right angles to Figs. 1 and 2 and showing the globe-supporting plateand guard tipped back in position for the removal of the globe; and Fig.4 represents a bottom plan view of the globe-holding plate, showing thesupporting attachment to which the same is pivoted.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the lantern,which may be of any desired make or style, the same being here shown asa tubular lantern having a base portion 2, in which is arranged theoil-font and the burner-support 3, to which is connected the lower endsof side draft-tubes 4, forming the frame of the lantern. The upper endsof the tubes 4 are connected to the usual centrallydisposeddownwardlyprojecting draft-tube and cap-guide 5, on which is slidablymounted the cap or cover of the lantern. To the under side of the cap 5is secured the usual spring-wire globe-clamp 6.

Secured to the inner sides of the draft-tubes 4 and projecting inwardlytherefrom are guide eyes or loops 7, in which are slidably mounted theside bars 8 of my improved globe-support. The upper ends of the latterare rigidly connected to the cap 5 at diametrically opposite oints onthe same. At their lower ends the side bars 8 are bent in wardly atright angles, as shown at 9, and

thence forwardly in a horizontal plane to form a substantially V-shapedsupport 10,, to the point of which is hingedly connected a globe-holdinglate 12. The plate 12- may be of the usual or any. suitable constructionand is here shown as provided with ventilat ing-perforations 13 and acentrally-disposed aperture 14 to fit over and engage the burner. In oneside of the support 10 is arranged the forwardly-projecting operatinghandle or finger-piece 15, said handle being formed by preferablybending a loop in said side of the V-shaped support and then twistingthe loop, as shown. The side bars 8 of the globesupport are arranged ata greater distance apart at the holding-plate than at their upper endsand converge gradually from the rightangularly-bent portions 9 upwardlyto the cap 5. The bars 8 have formed therein a short distance above saidright-angularlybent portions thereof outwardly-bent locvbentportionsthereof outwardly-bent locking-curves 16, which are adapted toengage the eyes 7 on the tubes 4 when the supporting-frame and globe arein a lowered or closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, thereby holdingsaid globe and frame down against casual upward movement. When the frameand globe are arranged in an elevated position, as shown in Fig. 2, thatportion of the side bars between said guide-loops and theright-angularly-bent ends of the bars will be brought into tightfrictional engagement with the loops or eyes 7, thereby supporting saidframe and globe in an elevated position.

The globe-holding plate 12 is provided with an upwardly-projectingannular flange, to which is secured the globe-guard 17, which may be ofany suitable form, but which is here shown as consisting ofright-angularlybent outwardly-curved bars 18, which eX- tend upwardly asuitable distance at opposite sides of the globe and are thence bent atright angles to form loops 19, which encircle the globe and protect thesame from being broken. The upper ends of the bars 18 are preferablysecured together by short metal clips bent around the same, as shown.

A globe-supporting attachment formed of a single piece of wire bent intosuitable shape to form locking devices, as herein shown and described,will be found to be simple, strong, durable, and inexpensive inconstruction, ef-

ficient and reliable in operation, and well adapted to the purpose forwh ch it is designed. By hingedly connecting the globeholding plate tosaid supporting device the plate and guard-frame may be readily swung toone side when the globe-clamp 6 is disengaged from the upper end of theglobe, thereby providing for the quick and easy removal of the globefrom the lantern.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A globe-supporting attachment for lanterns comprising a single piece ofwire bent to form a horizontally-arranged V-shaped globeplatesupporthaving lateral arms and hingedly connected with a globe-plate,said arms being upwardly bent at right angles to form side bars with thefree ends thereof secured to the lantern-cap, said side bars havingmeans for engagement with the lanternframe to hold said globe-supportingattachment in adjusted position and a handle or fin er-piece formed onsaid support.

n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CALVIN K. SCHADE. [L. s 1

Witnesses:

FRANK A. SCHWERTNER, HARRY G..GELTZ.

